Was This a Welcome Sight? Or Was This a Welcome Sight?...

As they watched figure after figure emerge within the light of teleportation, Mikoto and the others could not help growing excited. Even Shokuhou Misaki's starry eyes brimmed with irrepressible joy.

From the time Wu Yan had taken Hinagiku and the others away from Giant Beast Forest, to Purple's return to Gensokyo, and then Wu Yan's completion of the compulsory quest, about two weeks had passed by Sparlier World's reckoning—roughly a dozen days.

They had not seen each other for only a dozen days, yet Mikoto and the others felt as though a very long time had passed. Although they had kept in contact every day, seeing one another in person still made them emotional. Especially the figure standing at the front, who drew most of the five girls' attention so completely that they could not look away.

And Mikoto's group was not the only one who felt that way.

"Big Sister Frenda!" Little Flandre was the first to cheer. She pounced on the petite figure whose name differed from hers by only one character, nearly knocking Frenda to the ground. "Wah! Don't just throw yourself into my arms like that!" Though she said that, Frenda still reached out and held Little Flandre in her arms. Her azure eyes were filled with helpless affection. Surely no one could bring themselves to dislike Little Flandre, aside from those who feared her power...

"Mikoto!"

"Hinagiku!"

"Big Sister Shokuhou!"

"Everyone!"

The girls embraced one another, savoring the joy of reunion. Even Kotori, Tohka, and Yoshino, who had only been summoned recently and had not known the others for long, joined in. In an instant, the small space filled with cheerful, silver-bell laughter.

It seemed that while Wu Yan had been away, their relationship had developed quite well despite being separated by distance...

Of course,